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MIDDAY: Greenback forces oil lower; TSX shows early gains

Wendy Gray
By Wendy Gray

The American greenback continues its wild swing.

After finishing lower on Friday it is higher today,  putting negative pressure on oil and gold.  Oil is down $1.46 to $53.80 a barrel.  Gold has clawed back a little but is still off over five dollars this morning.

The loonie continues to fall losing 15/100 of a cent to  $0.7617  cents US.

The TSX is up 51 points to 15,557.

Wendy Gray
Wendy Gray

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